Coup of 30 Prairial VII

The Coup of 30 Prairial VII occurred on 18 June 1799 when French Directory member Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes allied himself with the Jacobin Club and ousted royalists Louis Marie de La Revelliere-Lepeaux and Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai from the directory in a bloodless coup. General Barthelemy Catherine Joubert's division entered the city, and the two Royalists were convinced to tender their resignations. None of the actions taken violated the Constitution of the Year III, but it is often considered to be a coup, as it left Sieyes as the most influential director.